Trump grumbles that India appears to be slipping towards the Chinese orbit. Well, who is to blame for that?
With its vast size and historical affinity for non-alignment, India has always been a special case; it was never ours to lose. But to the extent that the question is relevant, the answer is Trump, of course. His tariffs, his inflammatory rhetoric, and his clumsy efforts to intervene in the India-Pakistan conflict have offended hundreds of millions of Indians. What did he think would happen?
Trump’s blundering undiplomatic offensives have made America weaker. Kaiser Wilhelm II would be proud.